Scientists want to place a 3600 kg satellite in orbit around Mars. They plan to have the satellite orbit at a speed of 2334 m/s in a perfectly circular orbit. Here is some information that may help solve this problem: mmars = 6.4191 x 1023 kg mars = 3.397 x 106 m G = 6.67428 x 10-11 N-m²/kg²

Scientists want to place a 3600 kg satellite in orbit around Mars. They plan to have the satellite orbit at a speed of 2334 m/s in a perfectly circular orbit. Here is some information that may help solve this problem: mmars = 6.4191 x 1023 kg mars = 3.397 x 106 m G = 6.67428 x 10-11 N-m²/kg²

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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